Celebrity Quotes: President Obama Speaks on Historic Marriage Equality Ruling

Plus, words from Marilyn Mosby and Viola Davis.

President Obama calls the nationwide legalization of same-sex marriage a "very proud" moment for America: - "There are days like this, when that slow, steady effort is rewarded with justice that arrives like a thunderbolt... All Americans are entitled to the equal protection of the law... America should be very proud."(Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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President Obama calls the nationwide legalization of same-sex marriage a "very proud" moment for America: - "There are days like this, when that slow, steady effort is rewarded with justice that arrives like a thunderbolt... All Americans are entitled to the equal protection of the law... America should be very proud."(Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Baltimore State Attorney Marilyn Mosby says the city's unrest is a result of not being heard: - “There have been decades of failed polices: zero tolerance and harassment and people being locked up for small crimes. Polices that drive a divide between communities and law enforcement. So many people feel like they are voiceless, that they’ve been dehumanized. What we saw in the riots is a result of that.”(Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

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Baltimore State Attorney Marilyn Mosby says the city's unrest is a result of not being heard: - “There have been decades of failed polices: zero tolerance and harassment and people being locked up for small crimes. Polices that drive a divide between communities and law enforcement. So many people feel like they are voiceless, that they’ve been dehumanized. What we saw in the riots is a result of that.”(Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Pat Houston confirms that things aren't looking promising for Bobbi Kristina Brown: - "Despite the great medical care at numerous facilities, Bobbi Kristina Brown's condition has continued to deteriorate. We thank everyone for their support and prayers. She is in God's hands now."(Photo: Andrew Toth/Getty Images for SiriusXM)

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Pat Houston confirms that things aren't looking promising for Bobbi Kristina Brown: - "Despite the great medical care at numerous facilities, Bobbi Kristina Brown's condition has continued to deteriorate. We thank everyone for their support and prayers. She is in God's hands now."(Photo: Andrew Toth/Getty Images for SiriusXM)

Rita Ora thinks Chris Brown's music eclipses his violent past: - “Chris Brown is strong, powerful and someone that is important to me personally and professionally. The discrimination and all what people think? If you have a great song, then no one cares.”(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Rita Ora thinks Chris Brown's music eclipses his violent past: - “Chris Brown is strong, powerful and someone that is important to me personally and professionally. The discrimination and all what people think? If you have a great song, then no one cares.”(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Russell Wilson hopes to be a fraction of what his father was: - “I know that I will have a big family one day, and if I can be 1/16th of the dad my father was to me, I know I will be an unbelievable dad. I will try to motivate my kids the way he motivated me and teach them that they can really, truly do anything."(Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Celebrity Fight Night)

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Russell Wilson hopes to be a fraction of what his father was: - “I know that I will have a big family one day, and if I can be 1/16th of the dad my father was to me, I know I will be an unbelievable dad. I will try to motivate my kids the way he motivated me and teach them that they can really, truly do anything."(Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Celebrity Fight Night)

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Taraji P. Henson really wanted to play Precious: - “Lee [Daniels] wanted me for the thin, pretty teacher in Precious. And I was like, ‘Well, I want to play Precious — because that’s the role in this piece.’ Lee thought I was crazy. But I was like, ‘Look, they turned Charlize Theron into a monster! I could be this girl!’”(Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

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Taraji P. Henson really wanted to play Precious: - “Lee [Daniels] wanted me for the thin, pretty teacher in Precious. And I was like, ‘Well, I want to play Precious — because that’s the role in this piece.’ Lee thought I was crazy. But I was like, ‘Look, they turned Charlize Theron into a monster! I could be this girl!’”(Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

Remember that wig scene in How to Get Away With Murder? Viola Davis says she totally relates to it: - “To feel like Annalise is familiar. Taking her wig off, me not being a size two, me being obviously 49. I always say I hold it up for the regular people out there. There’s still something very human in each episode, and when I say, 'human,' I mean flawed. Things that we probably do in private that we don’t want anyone else to see.”(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Variety)

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Remember that wig scene in How to Get Away With Murder? Viola Davis says she totally relates to it: - “To feel like Annalise is familiar. Taking her wig off, me not being a size two, me being obviously 49. I always say I hold it up for the regular people out there. There’s still something very human in each episode, and when I say, 'human,' I mean flawed. Things that we probably do in private that we don’t want anyone else to see.”(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Variety)

Being a father is the proudest achievement of Shad Moss's life: - “Doing the things for my daughter that I wish happened for me when I was growing up — it’s not the plaques, movies or the money. It’s the little things like doing my daughter’s ponytail in the morning, or rushing out the door to get her to school on time. It’s the normal stuff in life that I’m most proud of.”(Photo: Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for SHOWTIME)

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Being a father is the proudest achievement of Shad Moss's life: - “Doing the things for my daughter that I wish happened for me when I was growing up — it’s not the plaques, movies or the money. It’s the little things like doing my daughter’s ponytail in the morning, or rushing out the door to get her to school on time. It’s the normal stuff in life that I’m most proud of.”(Photo: Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for SHOWTIME)

Mimi Faust learned to listen to her intuition from the sex-tape scandal: - “Every time I would go to Nikko’s place, there would be a camera and a tripod in front of the bed at all times. You know how you get that gut feeling? I didn’t listen to my gut instinct. I kind of just shoved it to the side.”(Photo: Rob Kim/Getty Images)

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Mimi Faust learned to listen to her intuition from the sex-tape scandal: - “Every time I would go to Nikko’s place, there would be a camera and a tripod in front of the bed at all times. You know how you get that gut feeling? I didn’t listen to my gut instinct. I kind of just shoved it to the side.”(Photo: Rob Kim/Getty Images)

Trey Songz is bothered that tragedies affecting African-Americans are being ignored: - “I think when you look at the course of America’s history, it’s been things that are getting shaken up that create change. Whether it’s done violently or non-violently … it’s been the speaking about it, it’s been a gathering of people to say that we have to have change of a certain sort. I just think that’s a little devastating that these things are happening now and being swept under the rug.”(Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for Moet)

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Trey Songz is bothered that tragedies affecting African-Americans are being ignored: - “I think when you look at the course of America’s history, it’s been things that are getting shaken up that create change. Whether it’s done violently or non-violently … it’s been the speaking about it, it’s been a gathering of people to say that we have to have change of a certain sort. I just think that’s a little devastating that these things are happening now and being swept under the rug.”(Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for Moet)

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Jennifer Hudson has a few words for those who may be intimidated by Black musicals: - “Don’t sleep on the music because music, to me, is so powerful and so changing and it can help you tap into emotions that you didn’t even realize that you could tap into. So, I think it would help them understand the show [The Color Purple] that much more.”(Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

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Jennifer Hudson has a few words for those who may be intimidated by Black musicals: - “Don’t sleep on the music because music, to me, is so powerful and so changing and it can help you tap into emotions that you didn’t even realize that you could tap into. So, I think it would help them understand the show [The Color Purple] that much more.”(Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

Draya Michele had a pretty interesting reaction to fiancé Orlando Scandrick's proposal: - "He got down on one knee and as soon as he started to talk I got nervous and couldn't help but to laugh hysterically. I was laughing and crying at the same time."(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Draya Michele had a pretty interesting reaction to fiancé Orlando Scandrick's proposal: - "He got down on one knee and as soon as he started to talk I got nervous and couldn't help but to laugh hysterically. I was laughing and crying at the same time."(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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The-Dream is not here for how poorly artists are treated: - "Artists are treated like slaves. We have terrible contracts, we have streaming services that pay one-tenth of a cent per play, we have no laws to protect us."(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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The-Dream is not here for how poorly artists are treated: - "Artists are treated like slaves. We have terrible contracts, we have streaming services that pay one-tenth of a cent per play, we have no laws to protect us."(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Tina Knowles-Lawson doesn't get the unwarranted Beyoncé hate: - “I wish people could see Beyoncé, because the people who hate her for no reason… I just don’t get… What has she done [wrong]? The good that she does? She just doesn’t brag about it. Maybe if she did, things wouldn’t be the way they are. A hater is a thinly disguised fan; Why else would you go from website to website slamming someone who you say you don’t like? There are people who study every move this girl makes… It’s all so hard for me because she’s my child, you know?”(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for GREY GOOSE)

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Tina Knowles-Lawson doesn't get the unwarranted Beyoncé hate: - “I wish people could see Beyoncé, because the people who hate her for no reason… I just don’t get… What has she done [wrong]? The good that she does? She just doesn’t brag about it. Maybe if she did, things wouldn’t be the way they are. A hater is a thinly disguised fan; Why else would you go from website to website slamming someone who you say you don’t like? There are people who study every move this girl makes… It’s all so hard for me because she’s my child, you know?”(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for GREY GOOSE)